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Dielectric Increment of Sodium Alginate as a Function of Polyion and Counter-Ion Concentration

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A NUMBER of linear polyelectrolytes—acid as well as basic—give high dielectric increments in aqueous solution, when compared with less asymmetric proteins and simple dipolar ions.

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ALLGÉN, LG. Dielectric Increment of Sodium Alginate as a Function of Polyion and Counter-Ion Concentration. Nature 174, 1155–1156 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1741155b0

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